(Nexstar) – You may feel an instant flash of wealth after receiving your “extra” salary in May, but it continues to accumulate millions and billions of dollars thanks to investment, entrepreneurship and succession.
Forbes once again scrutinised the class of America’s wealthiest people, and was able to find the wealthiest people in all 50 states. All but three (Alaska, Delaware, West Virginia) have its title belongs to Billionaire. In five states, new residents have overtaken the crown of the wealthiest citizens from last year’s title winner.
These 50 wealthy Americans totaled to be worth the record $2 trillion combined, according to Forbes.
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The wealthiest of these is, of course, Elon Musk. He has been spending his time in Washington, DC recently, but it’s Texas that claims Musk and his estimated net worth of $388 billion. This comes from the estimated $195 billion net worth Forbe reported on last year’s list.
Finishing the top five were Jeff Bezos of Florida, Mark Zuckerberg of California, Warren Buffett of Nebraska and Steve Ballmer of Washington.
According to Forbes’ analysis, the following interactive table shows the wealthiest people in each state as of April 2025.
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Those who lost their place on the list this year include Bill Gates, whose net worth has fallen after Forbes adjusted for an estimate of how much his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, received in the divorce settlement.
In Arkansas, Rob Walton and his family made his brother Jim, the heir to Walmart, stand as the wealthiest in the state.
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The fame of Wisconsin’s John Menard Jr. and Home Information Chain Menard lost spots to Diane Hendricks, one of the women on Forbes’ latest list. Among the women on the list, Jacqueline Mars of Virginia is the heir to Mars Candy Company, with the highest net worth of $39 billion. Nearby, Massachusetts CEO Abigail Johnson has raised a net worth of $31.5 billion.
You can view the full list of Forbes here.
The title of wealthiest resident is the easiest to achieve in Alaska. Leonard Hyde and Jonathan Rubini of JL Properties remain united as the wealthiest residents. Both have an estimate of $400 million.
